We are holding auditions for Category5 TV this fall.
We are looking for up to four individuals to volunteer their time to Category5 TV as on-air personalities who posses the following:
Fun, go-get 'em attitude.
A wish to help others.
A desire to be a part of a fun and generous community.
Eligible persons must:
Be able to read and speak English.
Be reliable and punctual.
Live locally to Barrie, Ontario.
Have ability to travel to the studio Tuesday nights when required.
Fulfil a weekly or bi-weekly shift of 6:15pm-8:15pm.
The positions we are looking to fill will be on-air. While the positions are voluntary, the following benefits are evident in these positions:
Improve social skills.
Improve confidence levels when dealing with stressful situations.
An excellent addition to your resumé.
Learn about fun and new technologies.
Receive occasional perks from show sponsors.
No technical knowledge is required for the positions we are looking to fill. Very basic computer operation (eg. how to click a mouse) is a benefit, but not required.
All training will be provided by myself. No education or real-world experience is required.
To enquire, please call the studio at 705-739-1056 and leave your name, phone number, and someone will get back to you to inform you of your audition date.
We hope to fill the position in or around September, 2010. However, we are willing to wait if necessary for that "right" individual.
To find out more about the show you will be auditioning for, please visit Category5.TV
Please Note: If you do not qualify for the current position openings on the grounds of geographic location, I would still love to hear from you to discuss other ways you could possibly get involved in the show. We can often conduct special features through Skype Video, for example. While unrelated to the current openings, this could be an option for the right individual(s).
On July 5th, we had our first ultrasound for baby #3. It's a boy!
For his name, we're thinking Liam Daniel Ferguson after Bekah (Danielle) and I (William), but it has also been suggested to name him Worf, son of Fergu aka Ferguson, so it's hard to decide.
I mean the people who go out of their way to say "you suck" to someone just because they're not perfect.
YouTube is unfortunately one of the biggest communities I've ever seen of haters. It's strange... odd... that people spend their time seeking out videos to diss.
When you were young, you were probably told this simple truth: "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all".
What ever happened to that mindset? Have we seriously raised a generation of people who have no understanding of what it is to build one another up rather than tear eachother down?
I mention YouTube because I have a friendly little channel there which I use to outlet my passion for singing. It's called RobbieSings4u. You may or may not notice, but nowhere on that page do I ever specify that I think I'm all that. I do not say anywhere in the text that I'm awesome, or that I think I'm better than everyone else. So why then, do I constantly have to delete comments posted by haters?
It breaks my heart when someone posts something negative about me. Just like you, I want acceptance and to feel loved. I do what I do largely because I want to "give" to the world what I have to give. Sure, it's not much, but it's what I have. Take it or leave it, but don't tell me "you suck".
My YouTube channel is youtube.com/RobbieSings4u. If you like what I've done there, please vote positively, and post a nice little comment about how the music reaches out to you. But if you don't like me, or you otherwise disagree with my presentation, for golly sake, let's be civil. I take constructive criticism well, but I delete messages from haters (after feeling the sting, of course).
To those who believe in me... those who appreciate who I am... what I do... thank you.
If anyone said strawberries don't give you energy, guess again.
This past Saturday, Bekah and I took the kids to the Strawberry Festival at Barrie Hill Farms (barriehillfarms.com). We had been planning it since last weekend when we were there buying rhubarb and berries, and noticed the sign about the upcoming festival.
It was raining in the morning, and at first we were a little discouraged, but decided to pack up the umbrellas and head on out.
We stopped at a thrift shop on the way to give the kids an "indoor yard sale", and were pleased that the rain stopped while we were there.
By the time we arrived at the farm, it was wet, but not raining. And because there was hay laid in the fields, picking was not at all uncomfortable. And sad for the farm (truly, I felt bad) was that we were one of only a couple dozen families at the event due to the morning's weather, but nice for us as there were no lineups, no waiting, and it was easy to keep the kids happy.
There was a Celtic duo playing for the entire time we were there (if anyone knows who they were, please tweet me), and the kids decided it would be a fun way to wear off some of their energy from the berries they had eaten.
Our little dancers :)
I hope the event was still a success for the farm, even in spite of the low turnout and rain. It was a really nice, family-centered festival, and we'll definitely go again. Looking forward to the upcoming raspberry harvest, too.
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I mention YouTube because I have a friendly little channel there which I use to outlet my passion for singing. It's called